CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2004

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
3
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
4
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
5
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
6
Hagiwara
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
7
8
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
10
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
11
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Ama
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
17
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
18
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
20
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
24
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
25
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Daishodai
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
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Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.